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These
involve RealRoadRacing.Com
having various people do a write up on their 'Road
Racing Heroes'. Below is a list of all the RealRoadRacing.Com
'Road Racing Heroes' for you to enjoy..
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| Road Racing Hero :
Sam
McClements |
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Big "Sam The Man" McClements
was a legend in Skerries, for years the popular
Bangor Co. Down rider was no. 1 with the thousands
of fans that lined the seaside three mile circuit
in north Dublin. Locally he dominated the big bike-racing... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Steve
Hislop |
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On 30th July, the world of motorcycling
lost one of its favourite sons, when Steve Hislop
died in a helicopter accident in his native Scotland.
There can be no doubt that Steve was one of the
greatest racers ever to come out ... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Gavin
Lee |
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It was always on the cards that
Gavin would pursue a career in motorcycle racing
following in the footsteps of his father Brian.
From an early age, Gavin accompanied his father
to race circuits around the country, including... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Jon
Ekerold |
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It has been many years since a
reigning World Champion competed in the TT but in
1981, reigning 350cc World Champion Jon Ekerold
made his return to the Isle of Man. In an exclusive
interview, RealRoadRacing.Com
have had... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Eddie
Laycock |
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Eddie Laycock was born in 1961
and raised in Dublin, Ireland. During his school
years he always liked engines. In 1977 during his
teenage years, like most young men Eddie was interested
in 'getting his leg over' for the first time. But... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Trevor
Nation |
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Trevor made his TT debut
in 1980 and performed very creditably, finishing
14th in the Formula 1 race on a Kawasaki and 21st
in the Senior on a Suzuki. These were promising
performances, especially as he had... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Gary
Dynes |
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Writing this article on Gary is
the hardest thing I've had to do since starting
to follow racing about 17 years ago. I hope justice
will be done when doing this article on my near
neighbour and truly great sportsman. This is done
with... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Ian
Simpson |
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Ian Simpson - 3 TT wins, 5 NW200
wins, 2 Ulster Grand Prix wins, 5 British Championships
and all this by the age of 28 - they didn't come
much better than 'Simmo'. Without doubt, Ian was
one of the best road racers... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Mark
Salle |
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Mark Salle may not be a name familiar
to all followers of racing between the hedges but
there can be no doubt he was an exceptional road
racer, a hero to the Scarborough faithful and someone
who was destined to reach the very top... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Brian
Reid |
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Brian served his early racing apprenticeship
on the roads of his native Northern Ireland, and
quickly established himself as one of the most promising
young riders around. Together with Ray McCullough
and Trevor Steele... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Peter
Williams |
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Peter Williams is one of the magical
names that I associate with my earliest childhood
memories of watching the TT in the late 1960s and
early 1970s. Although my recollections of actually
seeing him race are distant and hazy... |
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| Road Racing Hero :
Dave
Leach |
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Dave made his debut
on the TT Course in the 1982 Manx Grand Prix and
was quickly on the pace, finishing 4th in the
Newcomers Lightweight race and an impressive 5th
in the Lightweight race itself which was run in
tricky conditions... |
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